Download the Google Cardboard app from your phone’s app store. The Cardboard app is available for download from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. Give the app permission to use your camera. Find the QR code on your viewer and scan it. Use the app to scan your VR viewer’s QR code.
While reading we ran into the inquiry “How to set up a new Google Cardboard?”.
The most common answer is: to set up a brand new Google Cardboard, you will need to have an Android smartphone running Android 4.1 or higher or an i, and phone. To start experiencing virtual reality, you will have to download a Cardboard compatible VR app. At the beginning, we will recommend you the official Google Cardboard app on the Play Store or i, and tunes.
At the beginning, we will recommend you the official Google Cardboard app on the Play Store or i, and tunes. When the app is first opened, it will ask you to scan the QR code on your Google Cardboard to detect compatibility and calibrate the lens type to meet your smartphone.
While we were writing we ran into the question “What is Google Cardboard and how does it work?”.
Google Cardboard is a virtual and augmented reality platform that lets you turn your smartphone to a VR device through a viewer at an affordable price tag.
We’d recommend you to buy a Google Cardboard from the Google Get Cardboard page, where the company has listed the various third party viewers available. You can buy a Google Cardboard for as low as $17 and as high as $50. You can even go ahead and build your very own Google Cardboard device.
How to play games on Google Cardboard?
Run the game you want to play with Google Cardboard on your Windows PC but make sure you run the game in window mode and not full screen. Make sure to play the game in lower graphics mode and with lower resolution (4:3 or 8:9 resolutions) for best performance on your smartphone and Google Cardboard.
Can I use my Android phone with Google Cardboard?
Sadly, not all Android smart phones are compatible with the Google Cardboard app. Only smartphones featuring a magnetometer or compass sensor work with the device, which is understandable considering the VR device uses a magnet as the button. So, be sure to check if your smartphone comes with a magnetometer or not.
Can you play PC games on a Google Cardboard?
As you might have already guessed from the title, Trinus VR lets you play PC games on your Google Cardboard. Trinus VR makes use of the hardware & sensors in your smartphone to provide PC gamers a virtual reality experience.
How to use Google Street View with Google Cardboard?
Google’s Street View app comes with Google Cardboard integration, so you can experience the world famous landmarks with ease. Just select a landmark of your choice and tap the Cardboard icon on the top right to enter the VR mode.
How to use Google Cardboard camera in VR?
Google recently released a Cardboard Camera app for Android, which lets you capture VR friendly panoramic photos with depth and sound. You can view those captured photos in the Google Cardboard viewer and relive the beautiful moments in VR. Use Street View in VR mode.
In order to enabl e streaming of VR games to Google Cardboard, you’ll invariably need a VR ready PC or desktop. Besides an advanced gaming PC, you’ll need a standard VR headset (Google Cardboard or Samsung’s Gear VR will suffice).